Diplomacy: F, based on the strips where he brought Canaghem to see Embraisch’Nj.*
Internal politics: F, both on making and identifying allies.
Military prowess: F, based on comments by Byron and Ardaic. (Granted, told not shown, and not by completely unbiased reporters, but I’ll take pretty much anybody’s word over Annunziata’s.)

So…is the Admiralty a hereditary position, or something? I’m not sure how he keeps it, otherwise.

* OTOH, this strip suggests that either that is deliberate, or that he’s learned a lesson (albeit, the wrong one) from that incident.

It would seem Persson is aware that the Admiral’s plan is a terrible one. I wonder if he will remember that Annunziata is the head of the navy and the fact that his plans are terrible is probably very bad for Gastonia.

He IS a guildmaster, all the other heads are IN CHARGE of something whereas, while he’s still in charge of the mining guild, he’s also to a degree their REPRESENTATIVE. Unlike basically every other human head he’s kind of obligated to look after interests beyond his own.

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